Russia and Ukraine each launched more than 100 attack drones overnight, most of which were intercepted, the countries' militaries said.

Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 78 of 105 Russian drones, Ukraine’s air force said. Intercepts took place over the Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sumy, Vinnytsia, and Zhytomyr regions.

Russian forces launched a major drone attack overnight on 15 Ukrainian regions, causing damage to commercial and residential buildings, local authorities said on Thursday (Oct 3), though there were no immediate reports of any casualties.